Michigan’s state house advanced Representative Greg Markkanen’s resolution seeking to re establish Michigan’s lower peninsula wolf population, using existing wolves from the Upper Peninsula, to committee. Representative Markkanen included in his statement on the resolution advancing that he often hears from lower peninsula residents express their support of wolves in …
Read More »Hancock Approves Salt Barn, Police Handgun Replacement – City Council Wrap
A potential change to the Hancock city council’s meeting schedule was put off again last night. Council members are considering a proposal to reduce their schedule from two meetings per month to one. They have also gone on record as saying they believe the full council should be present when …
Read More »UP 200 Sled Dog Races Canceled
A second major Upper Peninsula sled dog race has been canceled because of poor trail conditions. The U.P. 200, along with its companion Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30, have been called off after a night of rain, followed by freezing temperatures. Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association president Darlene Walch …
Read More »Hancock Boys Outlast DB-TC in 2OT – Thursday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In boys basketball last evening…• Hancock edged Dollar Bay-Tamarack City 45-44 in double overtime. On the boys schedule tonight…• Calumet hosts Westwood. In girls play this evening…• Houghton travels to Marquette.• Calumet journeys to West Iron County.• Hancock tips …
Read More »Eagle Harbor Feeling Ready for Another CopperDog 150
Three copper country towns, 150 miles and hundreds of dogs are ready to get started. Every year copper dog returns to Calumet for the traditional Friday start. Copper Harbor will often see many visitors on Saturday for the CopperDog’s short races. While Eagle Harbor quietly keeps the race together with …
Read More »Stairs on Every Level; H-STEM Complex Construction Continues on Track
Construction on the H-STEM complex at Michigan Tech is still on track to have the building open in early 2024. Recent weather has delayed concrete pouring. The facility’s wall framing, and electrical rough-in work continues, as well as the structural fireproofing that will start after the concrete is poured this …
Read More »Houghton County Board Hears Child Care Update
There’s no immediate solution for the Copper Country’s child care shortage, but progress is being made on at least one front. At yesterday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting, Iola Brubaker from the Keweenaw Family Resource Center and Kim Salmi from Canal View reported that they’re working on a plan …
Read More »Hancock Council to Consider Reduced Meeting Schedule Tonight
The Hancock City Council will again consider reducing its meeting schedule to once per month at its regular meeting tonight. The idea has appeared on previous agendas, but a decision has been put off because some council members missed those meetings. The council has expressed a desire to have all …
Read More »Hockey Shutout Wins for Houghton, Jeffers – Wednesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlights scores for more game details. High School In hockey last evening…• Houghton blanked Calumet 5-0. Camden Markham had two goals and an assist. Hudson Markham had one goal and an assist. Mike Maillette and Jace Deforge also scored. Bryant Lee made 16 saves, as the Gremlins …
Read More »Keweenaw Snowmobile Club Hoping Cooler Temperatures Come Back to the Keweenaw Peninsula
Unseasonably warm weather has caused snowmobile clubs to use more caution when determining if they will send out crews to groom trails each day. The warm temperatures and sunshine yesterday, forced the Keweenaw Snowmobile Club to hold their trail groomers back, with plans to reassess the situations in morning, today. …
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